Summer 2011

Lopez Island Signature Quilt

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Signature quilts are invaluable community records. Their popularity grew in America in the 19th century as a way to support a variety of causes. This project, by Anne Dawson, Laurie Latta and Karen Alexander gave our island community an opportunity to create a modern signature quilt! We invite you to visit the museum to see this beautiful quilt, which features nearly 600 signatures.

2011 Exhibit: “Island Places—Origins & Stories”

The Museum is closed for the season, but we are open by appointment for visits or research projects. Call 360-468-2049 or email us at lopezmuseum@rockisland.com

What's in a name? Please visit the museum to find out how our island's history, from European discovery to early homesteaders, is still alive in our local place names.

Sponsors: Islanders Insurance, Spencer's Landing Marina, Richardson Fuel, Lopez Island Pharmacy, Lopez Village Market, Edenwild Inn, Jamie & Lauren Stephens, Karen Rousseau, Lopez Sand & Gravel, Mike Halperin & Jodi Green, Spud & Karen Grimes, Gary & Karen Alexander, Ken & Linda Rose, Duane & Audrey Bordvick, Dianne Pressenda, Raiti Waerness. With additional support from Humanities Washington.

“Images of America—Lopez Island”

We are very excited to announce our new book, Images of America: Lopez Island, by Susan Ferguson and the Lopez Island Historical Society.

The book features 200 of the best images of Lopez from our collection, and stories of Native islanders, early settlers, farmers, fishers, quilters, shopkeepers, schools, kids, families, and all your favorite island places.

Order your copy today!

Historic San Juans

The Lopez Island Historical Society is part of a new website featuring historical societies in the San Juan Islands. Historic San Juans is the place to go for information on upcoming events put on by the Lopez Island Historical Society, the Orcas Island Historical Museum, and the San Juan Historical Museum. The website also features galleries of historical photographs from the Museums' collections.

The Museum

The Lopez Island Historical Society Museum is located in the heart of Lopez Village on Weeks Road, across from Islander's Bank.

The museum is open noon to 4:00pm, Wednesday through Sunday, from May through September.

We are also open year-round for research projects by appointment. Call 360-468-2049 or email us at lopezmuseum@rockisland.com

For more information, see the About LIHS page

The Lopez Island Historical Society & Museum